3/25/03, Death - Almanac, Vol.49, No. 26

Death

Mr. Stewart, School of Medicine

Mr. J. Allman Stewart, a retired research technician at the School of Medicine, died on March 16, at the age of 92.

Mr. Stewart was a graduate of South Philadelphia High School for Boys and earned a B.A. from Penn in 1937. He joined the School of Medicine as a research technician in 1929 and remained here until he retired in 1976. During his time here, Mr. Stewart assisted Dr. Oscar V. Batson, an anatomy professor who perfected a technique that revealed a system of vertebral veins now called Batson's plexus.

Mr. Stewart is survived by his son James; his daughter Ruth Wilson; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother. Memorial donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 25 Garden St., Mount Holly, NJ 08060-1841.

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Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 26, March 25, 2003

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Stephen Breyer, Herbert Gans, Sadako Ogata, Mamphela Ramphele and Philip Roth will join Archbishop Desmond Tutu as Honorary Degree recipients at this year's commencement.

The Trustees announce undergraduate charges increase of 4.8 percent.

Human Resources discusses health care and Penn with the first in a series of articles discussing the cost of health care at Penn.

Energy Conservation Reminder as the cooling season begins.

A new program for University Research Foundation Conference Support is announced.

Location of CCTV cameras for public spaces is updated.

An Executive Summary of the 2001-2002 Report of the Faculty Senate Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty is released with the full report available on-line.